In late January, I called my friend Amy with the jumbled words, "I'm having a happy heart-attack. I need help with a licensing contract." You see, I had received an email from John Milbank, the art director of Country Walking magazine asking about using one of my shots -- in a full page spread.
John had found the photo on my Flickr page (note to self: go back and label all of my good shots so that they are searchable), and after a week of rangling out the little details (renumeration, how the credit line should read, etc), the deal was sealed, and all I had to do was wait 6 weeks until my issue would hit newstands in the UK (where Country Walking is the best-selling outdoors magazine). To my UK friends, please go out and buy the April issue.
I love this shot. Ironically, it's featured in the "Only on Foot" section, and I took this picture (technically 10 pictures -- it's a photomerge) during the famous Forced March of 2007. We had to hike in to see this, and so now I would like to thank my father-in-law for not having a heart-attack on the hike so I could have a happy heart-attack now.
* A happy heart-attack is where you are so happy that the adrenaline is flowing so freely that you feel chest pains.
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Also, thank you, Ariel, for the huge and awesome glossy print. It's gorgeous!
Jenny-
That is so cool, congratulations!!! The picture is great. We are going to buy a copy, do you want us to buy you some extras?
Nah, thanks, Kelly. I had the magazine send me a bunch of copies for me to lay nonchalantly around the house.
I am pretty happy to see that my wife got published. However, I find it ironic that I bought her a big expensive camera, and the thing gets put into a picture is from a little point and shoot camera instead. One could argue that if the little one is getting you published, then why'd you need the big one? However, I'm more of the mind to say that we we can expect even better things, now that we have a camera to match the photographer. The pressure is on now. ;) Nice shot btw. I also wish to express thanks to FIL for not having a heart attack at the time.
Jenny:
I bought a copy of the magazine on my way out of town last week. Very cool to see someone I know published in a magazine. Quite an accomplishment, and yes I have been bragging about you around the office and showing people the magazine.
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